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Moonpig Group Plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Moonpig Group Plc. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 2.6%, MDD -9.1%).

Data 2021-02-02 ~ 2026-08-28daily bars 1,407 (5.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -5.9%, drawdown -78.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.8%, MDD -17.4%, Sharpe 0.54, 17% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 7.6%, MDD -32.5%, exposure 39%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 12.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 61.5%p (CAGR 2.6%, MDD -9.1%, exposure 6%).

The alternative must retain 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR, improve drawdown by at least 20% and 5 percentage points, and stay below 95% exposure; the ranking weights return retention 60% and drawdown improvement 40%.

Strategy · parametersCAGRMDDSharpeCalmarTotalTradesExposure
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=115, exitN=38
6.8%-17.4%0.540.391.4x517%
ROC 모멘텀
n=96, threshold=0.13
6.0%-21.8%0.460.271.4x2322%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=22, slow=218
7.6%-32.5%0.450.231.5x1339%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=14, threshold=37
2.6%-9.1%0.430.281.2x86%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=53, slow=186
6.9%-27.2%0.420.251.4x539%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=49, k=3.3
3.1%-18.8%0.360.161.2x59%
MACD
fast=9, slow=45, signal=10
5.9%-28.1%0.340.211.4x8649%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=47, atrPeriod=23, mult=3
2.4%-18.8%0.290.131.1x712%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=3.5
-5.7%-57.8%-0.11-0.100.7x2346%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.04, maxStep=0.2
-9.4%-56.9%-0.21-0.160.6x19349%
Buy and hold-5.9%-78.9%0.05-0.080.7x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -20% -39% -59% -79% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -17.4% (2023-08-04 → 2024-07-02), recovered after 433 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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